September 04, 2023 Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos met today with Metro Manila mayors and market masters/administrators of public and private markets to enlist their cooperation in helping the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) enforce President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s directive of continue reading : ABALOS MEETS WITH METRO MAYORS, MARKET MASTERS ON PBBM DIRECTIVE ON RICE PRICE CAP

August 29, 2023 Sa ikatlong magkakasunod na taon, muling kinilala ang Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal (DILG) bilang isa sa mga pambansang ahensya ng pamahalaan na tatanggap ng prestihiyosong Antas 2 ng Selyo ng Kahusayan sa Serbisyo Publiko mula sa Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) sa Agosto 30, 2023 sa Manila Metropolitan Theater, Lungsod continue reading : DILG wagi sa Selyo ng Kahusayan sa Serbisyo Publiko sa ika-3 taon

August 29, 2023 Today, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos said that criminal cases should be filed against the driver who was caught on video brandishing a gun and assaulting a cyclist near Welcome Rotonda, Quezon City last August 8. “For the sake of a peaceful and orderly society, we continue reading : Abalos: Criminal cases should be filed against perpetrator in road rage incident

August 29, 2023 As Tropical Cyclone “Goring” is projected to become a super typhoon, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today urged local chief executives in the Cagayan Valley Region and in other affected regions to be on their toes and carry out the necessary critical preparedness actions in accordance with the continue reading : DILG : OPERATION LISTO IN PLACE FOR TYPHOON GORING

August 29, 2023 Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos lauded the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the rest of the security forces for the peaceful conduct of the 19th FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 on Friday evening at Ciudad de Victoria, Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan. “Binabati ko ang ating kapulisan continue reading : Abalos: FIBA opening ceremonies a success; security efforts to continue

August 24, 2023 The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today urged local government units (LGUs), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to support the Department of Education’s Balik Eskwela 2023 campaign by ensuring a peaceful and orderly commencement of classes on August 29, 2023. “Peace and continue reading : Abalos to LGUs, PNP, BFP: Support DepEd’s Balik-Eskwela 2023 campaign

August 17, 2023 Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos has ordered the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to implement stricter rules and guidelines for accreditation of all volunteer fire brigades and require all of them to implement qualification standards to all volunteer firefighters and fire truck drivers in the wake continue reading : ABALOS TO BFP: IMPLEMENT STRICTER RULES IN GRANTING ACCREDITATION TO ALL VOLUNTEER FIRE TRUCK BRIGADES

August 16, 2023 Today, Department of the Interior and the Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos reported that the DILG is already working with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to prepare Taguig City’s new barangays for the upcoming barangay elections scheduled on October 30, 2023. In September 2022, the Supreme Court had rendered a final continue reading : DILG: Helping COMELEC Prepare Taguig’s New Barangays for Upcoming Elections

August 15, 2023 President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. led the launching of the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) campaign on Monday as the administration’s response to fight the proliferation of disinformation and misinformation in the country’s digital landscape. Marcos said the MIL campaign is an “immediate and urgent” answer to address the unfortunate spread of continue reading : PBBM launches media and information literacy campaign; Abalos vows support for MIL vs disinformation, misinformation

August 15, 2023 Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos on Monday vowed to spearhead the review and strict implementation of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) operational guidelines on command responsibility. In a press briefing at Camp Crame in Quezon City, Abalos emphasized the importance of cultivating accountability, transparency, and effective continue reading : Abalos vows review of PNP operational guidelines, urges public to continue trusting police org